First Friday of the month, 7 p.m.
The Loire, from Anjou to Touraine
Five wines along the river: a Chenin, a Cabernet Franc, a crémant and a sweet Layon, with what makes each one different.
€15 per person12 places
Tasting notes from the shop
Every bottle here comes with a sentence.
We open, we taste, we write down what we find. Then we tell you, at the counter or on this site, so you know what you are taking home.
This week's sheet
Chablis 2022
- Colour
- Pale gold, green glints
- Nose
- Lemon, white flowers, flint
- Palate
- Dry, taut, saline finish
How we choose
1
Tasted before it is on the shelf
Every bottle on sale has been opened and tasted here first. If we cannot say what is in it, we do not sell it.
2
Advice at every price
A bottle for a Tuesday dinner deserves as much attention as one for a wedding. Give us a budget, we keep to it.
3
Set aside on request
Ask by phone or with the form: we put the bottles aside, you pay and collect them at the shop.
4
Gift-wrapped on the spot
Paper, ribbon or wooden case: tell us it is a gift and it leaves the shop ready to give.
In the cellar
The selection, as it stands
Price per 75 cl bottle, at the shop.
red
Saumur-Champigny 2022
Saumur-Champigny, Loire · Cabernet Franc
With Roast poultry, charcuterie
€13.50
white
Chablis 2022
Chablis, Burgundy · Chardonnay
With Oysters, grilled fish
€19
rose
Côtes de Provence rosé 2024
Côtes de Provence · Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah
With Grilled food, summer salads
€14
sparkling
Crémant de Loire brut
Crémant de Loire · Chenin Blanc, Chardonnay
With Gougères, fruit tart
€12.90
sweet
Jurançon moelleux 2021
Jurançon, South West · Petit Manseng, Gros Manseng
With Foie gras, blue cheese
€18
red
Morgon 2022
Morgon, Beaujolais · Gamay
With Coq au vin, rib of beef
€16
At the table
Bring the dish, we find the bottle
- Oysters and shellfish
- A dry, saline white: Chablis, Muscadet
- Roast chicken
- A supple red from the Loire or the Beaujolais
- Blue cheese, foie gras
- A sweet white: Jurançon, Sauternes, Coteaux du Layon
- Chocolate dessert
- A sweet red from Roussillon: Maury, Banyuls
Diary
Tastings at the shop
A few bottles opened around a theme, explained by the person who chose them. Places are limited: book by phone or with the form.
Third Friday of the month, 7 p.m.
Wine and cheese
Four cheeses, four wines, and why a white often works better than a red with a cheese board.
€22 per person10 places
Saturday before Christmas, 5 p.m.
Growers' champagnes
Three champagnes made by the people who grow the grapes: brut, extra brut and a blanc de blancs side by side.
€25 per person12 places
Once a season, Thursday 7 p.m.
Discovering natural wines
What "natural" means and what it does not, explained with four bottles, from the cleanest to the wildest.
€15 per person12 places
Setting bottles aside, in four lines
1
Tell us what you are after
A bottle you saw on the site, or just the dish, the number of guests and a budget.
2
We call you back
To confirm the wines, suggest an alternative if a vintage has run out, and agree on the day.
3
The bottles wait for you
Set aside with your name on the case, at cellar temperature, until the day agreed.
4
Pay and collect at the shop
No payment online: you pay at the counter, and leave with the bottles wrapped if they are a gift.
Opening hours
- Tuesday to Saturday
- 10 a.m.–1 p.m., 3:30–7:30 p.m.
- Sunday
- 10 a.m.–1 p.m.
- Monday
- Closed
Letters
Our readers, at the counter
"The Friday tastings taught me more about the Loire than ten years of buying at the supermarket."
"I said: lamb, six people, about fifteen euros a bottle. Two suggestions, both right, and the reason why for each."
"Thirty bottles for our wedding, set aside a month ahead, collected the day before. Nothing to think about."
Set bottles aside
Name the bottles, or tell us the dish and a budget. We call you back to confirm, then they wait for you at the shop.
Rather talk about it? Call the shop:01 23 45 67 89
Sale reserved for adults: we may ask for proof of age when you collect.